There is still a lot of work that needs to be done to define what we need to do, but I should point out that the degree of clean-up needed at the property is also a function of the land use planned for the future," said Miner.

For nearly five years, IDEM has been working on a new program for cleaning up contaminated properties that would make the nature (and therefore the cost) of the clean-up dependent upon the amount of risk posed by the contamination at the site.

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